Tom Beaulieu

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that the chair rise and report progress.

Like, when the Minister referred to core infrastructure, I was wondering what that included. For me, core infrastructure are all the roads, ditches, dumps and docks -- no, not docks, maybe trucks and heavy equipment. Just a clarification of what would be outside of core infrastructure?

[Microphone turned off]…turned capital, but I could also say infrastructure. Now, if there is a community, such as Yellowknife, which has lots of infrastructure, and there is a depreciation on that infrastructure, then, every year, when they replace water lines, I know that there is little depreciation the first year, but as soon as it goes into use after one year, there is a depreciation. That depreciation would be considered a deficit in the infrastructure. That is what I am trying to get at.

In the small communities, we have very little infrastructure, a few warehouses here; most of our...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, along the same line of the previous Member, I am trying to sort out how the whole system works. Is there a situation where, when you are trying to fulfill the capital deficit in the municipalities that have capital deficits, you are removing money from other communities that are not considered to have a capital deficit? Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, staying in the area of education, but not something that I mentioned in my Member's statement, is the research centre in Inuvik that's also part of Aurora College. I'd like to ask the Minister if she would look at what is possible for research. It appears as though Inuvik is blessed with probably the best fibre links, the best Internet connections in the world, and there's a research centre there. I'd like to ask the Minister if her department could work with the research centre to see how they could expand that to increase the studies and make Inuvik Aurora College into a world...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my Member's statement I talked about a couple of possibilities that I have been thinking about for post-secondary education in the NWT. I recognize that one of the ideas that I have around turning the Stanton Hospital into a school has a lot of logistics to it, and it would take a full department or several departments to work on it, but I would like to ask the Minister of Education questions on what is possible in Fort Smith.

In the foundational review, it was contemplated to move a lot of the programs out of Fort Smith. I would like to ask the Minister...

Now we have an opportunity to engage the federal government and other non-governmental organizations to make a school such as this a reality. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, I understand. Swimming pools and things like that, I recognize are outside of the core. I am beginning to understand what that is. When the department does infrastructure deficit, they are looking at the core and they are comparing apples to apples. That's what I want to hear. Thank you for the explanation to the Minister, and that is all I have for now, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I'm looking at the estimates for Infrastructure, Department of Infrastructure, $4.8 million split between Bear River Bridge, Gaudet Mountain, and an environmental assessment for the MVH. I'm wondering if there is an appropriation in all of these three areas since this is the supplementary for this current year. What is the budget for this current year for, so much the environmental planning, but for the Gaudet Mountain and Bear River Bridge? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Speaker, since the completion of that previously mentioned 2007 family violence survey, has the perception of the Department of Justice changed regarding the way it handles cases relating to family violence?